All Signs Point to Gordon Ramsay at the London Closing in September [Updated]

Both the main dining room and Maze are reportedly closing.Photo: Courtesy of the London

The two fine dining restaurants in the London NYC Hotel bearing Gordon Ramsay’s name, but none of his direct involvement, are reportedly scheduled to close permanently sometime between the first and third week in September. Multiple sources tell Grub Street that Blackstone’s LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels is allegedly seeking a new operator, and meanwhile, management has given notice to approximately 65 employees who comprise the front- and back-of-house staff at Maze and Gordon Ramsay at the London. Both restaurants opened in 2006.

Several higher-ranked employees are said to have already left the kitchen in search of new gigs, according to an industry source, who tells Grub Street the restaurant will close just after Labor Day. An email from a separate source indicates that some of the remaining employees have started a petition to keep the foundering restaurant open for business, but that they’ve been told September 23 will be its last day. Although Blackstone’s LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels put its London West Hollywood Hotel — home to another Gordon Ramsay restaurant — on the market in April, LXR is reportedly just looking to swap out its restaurants in New York.

Representatives from the hotel did not initially respond to Grub Street’s request for confirmation, but after this post went live they sent along the following statement:

We are currently engaged in ongoing negotiations with Local 6 regarding the renewal of the Gordon Ramsay Union contract. Hotel management and Union leadership have been working diligently to come to an amicable agreement. As a courtesy to our teams and the Union, we need to allow conversations to continue uninterrupted. It would be premature for us to provide information at this time, however we are confident we will be able to release a detailed update by end of this week or very early next week. We greatly appreciate your interest and look forward to sharing updates with you in an expeditious manner.